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[b7lake]

#1(1)He changed the five dollar bill to five one dollar bills.
(2)He changed the five dollar bill for five one dollar bills.
(3)He changed the five dollar bill into five one dollar bills.
Are all the sentences correct?

#2(1)She changed jeans for a suit.
(2)She changed jeans into a suit.
Are both sentences correct?

Thanks for your help.

[wecna]

For the first group of sentences, the best one is change for.

Change into is acceptable. [/b]Change to would mean the five dollar bill becomes five one dollar bills, which is wrong, of course.

The second group has only one right answer, changed jeans for a suit. One possiblity though is you could say "She changed into a suit" It means she changed clothes, even though it may sound strange at first.